that WAS done after the soviets left afghanistan last time and we got 4 smoking holes in the ground here in the US. the simple fact is that if we let a situation get out of hand again then more and more will die. most people that stand up for islamic rights dont understand that if islamic law was inforced they would be the first marched out and shot. the simple fact is that if a country stands on the sidelines today and does not help change the islamic world today will be responsable for the deaths of not one or two soldiers but thousands or millions tomorrow. the job of the worlds militaries is to be used to help keep the countrys around
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Of course, a lot of the Islamic terrorists that are interested in hitting back at the "Great Satan" only do so because they say the Americans meddle in business that is not their own. Often the Americans going into Saudi Arabia to invade/Free Kuwait is cited as one of the main reasons. They feel the Americans should have let Arabs handle Arab business. Look at the number of direct attacks on American interests that have escalated since the involvement in Iraq I.
I don't mean to start a pissing match, point the blame etc, but I personally believe a lot of the "terrorist" issues we have nowadays are largely due to countries (not just the U.S.) poking their noses into business that isn't theirs. We all scream when then gov't wants to take away our guns, etc....because it's "better" for us they say, so how is it any different when countries want to "help" other countries because it is "better" for them.
I fully support the soldiers of any Western country, as they are forced to do a very difficult job with ever-diminishing support from the public. What I do not support is Government mandates that want to send troops to far off countries to fight wars that are going to solve nothing. Say what you want, but if you don't meddle in other people's business they aren't going to tell you to "F" off (usually with violence) because of it.
Just my two cents...
Tim
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